“THE IRRESISTIBLE POWER AND MOMENTUM OF A JUGGERNAUT”

 “A two-piano recital is a peculiar thing. It’s chamber music, but who’s playing what? On a small stage such as the Wigmore’s, with the two instruments slotted together like interlocking tiles, the sound seems to emerge from a single, truly grand piano. Alone,...

JIRI HLINKA PIANO ACADEMY SPRING MASTERCLASS IN BERGEN

Applications are now open for the Professor Jiri Hlinka Piano Academy Spring Masterclasses which take place in Bergen from 22 – 26 May, culminatig in student concerts at both Barony Rosendal (24 May) and the Bergen Festival (26 May). Joining Leif Ove Andsnes are...

“EXCEPTIONAL” SCHUBERT CYCLE IN BRUSSELS

ForumOpera reviews Matthias Goerne and Leif Ove Andsnes’ Schubert cycle in Brussels “There are concerts that are quickly forgotten, the ones we keep for a few weeks, and then there are those we think we can remember a lifetime. Among the three recitals...

“STAR PIANIST ANDSNES IS CRYSTALLINE BEDROCK”

Finland’s Helsingin Sanomat reviews Leif Ove Andsnes’ Helsinki recital: “Konsertti Pianisti Leif Ove Andsnes Kansallisoopperassa sunnuntaina. – Sibelius, Beethoven, Debussy, Chopin. Olipa kiintoisia ääripäitä viime viikkojen konserteissa. Ensin...

“THIS IS A UTOPIAN PLACE FOR UTOPIAN MUSICIANS”

theartsdesk at the Rosendal Festival: Schubert above a fjord: A half-Norwegian voyage around 1828 from Leif Ove Andsnes and friends “More than just a great and serious pianist, Leif Ove Andsnes is a Mensch. His special gift in recent years has been to bring...